Well today i went shopping. Had intended to only buy some groceries for the week, but then ended up realizing it was the infamous tax free weekend where school supplies and clothing and shoes were tax free! So guess what happened to lil ole me? *snickers* Got caught up in the hubbub and ended up buying a few extra things.
Am sort of stoked because i got 3 outfits and a pair of killer shoes for my daughter for $18!!! Sooooooooooo cool! Was very very happy! *dances around in a circle*
Unfortunately, now on to unpleasantness. i cannot believe the amount of CRAP they want you to get your kids for school!!! It’s INSANE! i mean what happened to loose leaf paper and number 2 pencils? Come on!
Noooooooooo they want dry erase markers (2 packages at flipping $3.50 a pack), Kleenex, Baby Wipes, Antibacterial Wipes, Glue Sticks, Construction Paper, Crayola Markers, 2 folders with brads in them (solid colors only please). And then they have the audacity to say that they also need paper plates and paper towels extra.
PLUS you have to buy your child a backpack and all the necessary clothing items for school! And buy the extra stuff like school tshirts so your baby doesn’t look like a doofus next to the other children who have their tshirt. *groans* It’s a pain in the backside is what it is.
i mean come on! It’s preschool for flips sake! And to top it all off you have to send five to ten dollars a month in for your child to buy snacks for the class because heaven forbid you buy them yourself and actually buy decent stuff. No they buy cookies and chocolate and crap like that and load your child down with it. *rolls eyes* It’s an abomination i tell ya!
And don’t even get me started on the lack of cleanliness there. my daughter came home with many a ruined outfit because of the marker stains and the paint stains last year because they don’t even bother to cover the kids up when they are doing crafts. i mean good lord. i don’t like sending my child to school in crappy clothes. But the way they do it is almost better to do so!
*growls and stomps off to make dinner completely fed up with the school system and has barely even started yet* Btw…enjoy your day readers! LOL i intend to attempt to enjoy my night. *winks* XOXO
I feel your pain. Actually, there should be a way to opt out of buying things like Kleenex and disinfectant wipes - it should be available to low income families. Anyway, I love the shoes, they are adorable! I love tax-free weekend, and took advantage of it also. *smiles*
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you as well! I love how after you spend all the money on the back to school stuff (that in most schools your child just uses the folders & backpack and everything else is shared between the kiddos)you have to drop even more money for school pictures, a yearbook and school shirt(not to mention the tuition) all in the first week of school! Craziness I tell ya!
ReplyDeleteSweet treats aren't allowed at the kiddos schools, it all has to be from the healthy list they provide for you. You can't bring like cupcakes or anything for birthdays either!
Way cute shoes :D